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Nfa A279 over Fall Creek

Cumberland County, Tennessee · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Nfa A279 over Fall Creek in Cumberland County, Tennessee, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 70 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 71 of the 138 inventoried bridges in Cumberland County rated fair (51.4%); 23 (16.7%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 142 ft
Location	South of I40
NBI structure number	180A2790001
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Tennessee department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 Ebl over Obed River	1966	37,495	Fair
I40 Wbl over Obed River	1966	37,495	Fair
I40 over SR 24	1963	36,293	Poor
I40 over SR 24	1963	36,293	Poor
I40 over Meadow Creek	1967	36,293	Good
I40 Ebl over Drowning Creek	1966	35,960	Poor